tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78090438625950181372011-04-21T19:29:15.740-07:00Christian, Children's and Contemporary Author and WriterKristen Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359510552197797527noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809043862595018137.post-23891182567941726072008-05-25T05:57:00.000-07:002009-01-05T12:17:51.211-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zgYgyBVxxjE/SURBcBgtK7I/AAAAAAAADXo/Bv0WSxaLYw4/s400/jumborepo+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279416612882820018" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Cover of "</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">The Jumbo Shrimp of Dire Straits"</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Jumbo Shrimp of Dire Straits"</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Kristen and Kevin is released</span></span></span><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Shrimp-Dire-Straits/dp/1933090928/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1230737538&amp;sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><strong>The Jumbo Shrimp of Dire Straits</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">, written by Kristen Collier and illustrated Kevin Scott Collier, has been published by </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://guardianangelpublishing.com/">Guardian Angel Publishing</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">. The title is a 20 page children's picture book about a Skipper named Luther whose shrimp boat business has fallen on hard times, thus he seeks to catch a legend, an enormous Jumbo Shrimp. </span></strong><br /><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zgYgyBVxxjE/STWZZy5WaZI/AAAAAAAACro/kIgNrooj7UE/s400/jumb+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275291206972500370" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Illustration from "</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">The Jumbo Shrimp of Dire Straits"</span></span></strong><br /><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The book features 20 illustrations by Kevin. All royalties from the book will go to benefit St. John's Lutheran School of Grand Haven, Michigan, where Kristen and Kevin's son, Jarod attends.</span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7809043862595018137-2389118256794172607?l=kristencollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristen Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359510552197797527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809043862595018137.post-44739851801205584252008-03-27T12:39:00.003-07:002009-01-05T12:19:19.431-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eU-U1qzW3iI/R_-z2RjUoEI/AAAAAAAAAAk/H9qJwvGdulg/s400/Natalie+Promo+8+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188063040759963714" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Cover of "Natalie's Ark"</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Illustration by Kim Sponaugle<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Young teen girl confronts<br />her faith in "Natalie's Ark"<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Natalie's Ark</span>, a tweener Christian fiction chapter book, is being published in 2009 by <a href="http://guardianangelpublishing.com"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Guardian Angel Publishing</span></a>. The book, written by Kristen and Kevin Collier, will become their second chapter book as a writing couple. The story presents a "Noah's Ark" theme, in which a 13-year-old girl is swept away in a flood and seeks comfort from a collection of speaking animals she rescues in her rowboat. The fable examines faith and finding your way home.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7809043862595018137-4473985180120558425?l=kristencollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristen Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359510552197797527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809043862595018137.post-85374235292047788762008-03-27T12:39:00.001-07:002008-04-11T11:57:21.290-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181397123608677634" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtUZfbruCxA/R-gFO1DtDQI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Pr1h_k7ktVQ/s400/Dreamchaser+.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The cover of "Dreamchaser" designed by Kevin Scott Collier<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dreamchaser-Kevin-Scott-Collier/dp/1933090936/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1205438108&amp;sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PURCHASE ONLINE NOW FROM AMAZON</span></span></a></span><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Dreamchaser" paperback out</span></span></span><br /></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dreamchaser-Kevin-Scott-Collier/dp/1933090936/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1205438108&amp;sr=1-1"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dreamchaser</span></a>, written by Kristen and Kevin Collier, has been released in paperback edition by <a href="http://guardianangelpublishing.com/">Guardian Angel Publishing</a>. The short, large print chapter book for tweens tells the tale of a young urban youth torn between the value of an education and his dream of becoming a professional basketball star. This is the couple's first commercially released title, and retails for $6.95. The book is also available in <a href="http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook55415.htm?cache">ebook and CD format</a>. Visit the <a href="http://dreamchaserbook.blogspot.com/">Dreamchaser Book Page</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7809043862595018137-8537423529204778876?l=kristencollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristen Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359510552197797527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809043862595018137.post-55991731923981670192008-03-27T12:38:00.001-07:002008-03-27T12:38:29.132-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133795652071370514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtUZfbruCxA/Rz7n8g8orxI/AAAAAAAAAFs/XovMcBWziwk/s400/Covercoverrevised.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Joy the Jellyfish"<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Paperback edition $12.99<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2YQ3I19W454L9/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm">Read a Review on Amazon</a><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Jellyfish-Kristen-Collier/dp/0979757479/ref=sr_1_1/104-2757823-3274324?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1193312419&amp;sr=1-1"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">PURCHASE ONLINE NOW FROM AMAZON</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Available from Barnes and Noble and other fine booksellers, too!</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"><strong></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094825201795942146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtUZfbruCxA/RrR0hwnBRwI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/K0hMnF1SrNk/s320/Dragonlogo.jpg" border="0" /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Kristen Collier's first children's picture book has been released. The 24 page, full color illustrated story, artwork by husband, <a href="http://kevinscottcollier.com/">Kevin Scott Collier</a>, tells the tale of a virtually invisible, unnoticed sea creature who embarks on a journey to discover and make a friend. The book, released by <a href="http://dragonflypubs.com/">Dragonfly Publishing</a>, is issued in paperback with hardcover editions by November 1st. The hardcover edition will feature a wrap-around cover. A sequel is being discussed for release next year. Visit the <a style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://joythejellyfish.blogspot.com/"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Joy The Jellyfish</span></a> Homepage. Read the review on <a href="http://tcm-ca.com/reviews/2108.html">TCM Reviews</a> online.<br /><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Read an All-New Joy the Jellyfish stories</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://storiesforchildren.tripod.com/id400.html"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">"Bogart, the Bragging Blowfish"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Appearing in Stories for Children Magazine</span></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></span><a href="http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/ebooks/ebook8.htm"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">"Gentian's Grumpy Day"</span></span></span></span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/ebooks/ebook9.htm"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">"Joy to the World"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><br /><a href="http://kidsturncentral.com/topics/ebooks/ebook10.htm"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">"Stephanie's Busy Day"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Appearing on Kids Turn Central</span></span></span></div><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)font-family:trebuchet ms;" >WATCH THE VIDEO PREVIEW</span></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><object height="350" width="425"><div style="text-align: center;"><embed src="http://godtube.com/flvplayer.swf" flashvars="videoThumb=http://www.godtube.com/thumb/1_24704.jpg&amp;flvPath=http://www.godtube.com/flvideo1/35/24704.flv" wmode="transparent" quality="high" name="flv_demo" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="270" width="330"></embed></div></object><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204);font-size:100%;" >Click on arrow above to play the "Joy the Jellyfish" video</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >Produced by <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; 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